Governor Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of George Bush

December 3, 2018 By

Deitz Kracker, left, and Marg Frazier visit a statue of former President George H.W. Bush in downtown Houston, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, died late Friday at his Houston home at age 94, is to be honored with a state funeral at National Cathedral in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, followed by burial Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff throughout December in honor of former President George H.W. Bush.

Bush died late Friday at age 94, less than a year after the passing of his wife of 73 years, former first lady Barbara Bush.

The Democratic governor said in a proclamation that Bush was a “steady hand” who did what was right for the American people regardless of party. Bush was the 41st president and a Republican.